Container or box



April 24, 1928.

L. A. LUPIEN CONTAINER 0R BOX Filed July 1.2. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gmmy/l 7/2 Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

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UNITED s r res QPATEN r OFFICE.

Louisa. .LUPIEN, or iaaoqiknv"iaivnvvf YORK, a'ssrenon TO Erwin B.s'rimrsonicone PANY, or BROOKLYN, new YORK. w i

' .ooiv'rAIN n on. BOX.

Application filed-July 12,1924. Serial .No. "725,581.

This invention relates generally to the 1 I construction of containersor boxes formed of heavy paper stock and of a. typejadapted I to beshipped in flat or. unfolded condition and to be folded and fastenedinto container form asneeded. 1 1 p y The invention consists in theprovision of a container structure of the general type referred tohaving a special form of fastening means adapted tobe attached to thecontainer blanks and to occupy a.- iflat and-outof-the-way dispositionthereon to facilitate shipment and storage of the blank in unfolded ordisassembledcondition.

Another featnreTof the invention, consists in the construction .of thefasteningmeans which includes a pronged member having an eyeat one endand with the prong members lying, in a side-by-side relation in the sameplane when in inoperative condition. The ,pronged member thus providedis adapted to be held in flat engagement with asurface of the containerblank by means of a smaller clip or rivet passed through the ,materialof the blank and through the-eye of the main clip member. In order toutilizethe pronged member for fastening the blank into position to forma container, the edge'portions provided withthe clips are bent-or foldedinto overlapping relation at the corners whereupon the prongs of theclip are bent outwardly, passed through openings formed for the purposein the adjacent flap and clinched into holding relation thereto.

Other features of the invention will be hereinafter referred to.

In the drawings, in which a preferred form of the invention is included,

Figure 1 is a View in perspective of a container constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a fastener or clip member forming part of theinvention.

Figure 3 is an edge View of the clip member shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a plan View of a modified form of clip member forming partof the invention.

Figure 5 is a plan view of still another form of clip member that may beused as part of the invention.

Figure 6 is a view in perspective of the clip member shown in Figure 2with an anchoring clip member mounted in the eye thereof.

showing the fastener pr'oiign en'ibei-s ina modified holding position.

liigure 7 ;is a view in i perspective of the clip member shown inFigures2 andu6 in holding relation to the container structure.

Figure 8 is .a View similar to Figure 7 Figure .9 plan view of acontainer blank equipped with fastener devices such as are shown inFigure 2. i yy Figure .10 is an edge view ofthe container blank shown inFiguieQ. y i

Fig.1l is a section online 1l 11 of Fig. 1. Fig. l2uis a section onll116'12'12 of ig'. 13 is a perspective showing tlie'fastenerlSbefore itis placed inposition.

Referring to the .drawingsfor a more detailed description of thenventiomfa container blankrl O is shownflin Figure,9 which can be foldedalong the dotted lines ll and 12 to form. a rectangularcontainer or box.13 such as is shown in Figurel. The containenlifi is provided withoverlapping corner flap members 1a which not only provide a reinforcedcorner construction. but. in addition, serve to receive fastener memberswhiclrare' used to fasten or attach the overlapping flap memberstogether.

. A-suitable form of fastener forthc pui pose is shown in Figure 2. Thefastener 15 is provided'at one end with an eye-opening 16 and'has a pairof prong members 17 6X" tending away therefrom in a side-by-side relation in the same plane.

.In practice a set of the fasteners 15 is attached to a blank 10 as inFigure 9 by means of relatively smaller ancl'ioring clip members 18which are passed through holes formed'for the purpose in the blank. Theanchoring'clip members are provided with the outer surface of thecomplete container as in Figure 1. The prongs of the anchoring clipmembers 18 are passed through the eyes 16 of the fastener members 15 andclinched into a relatively flat relation to the inconspicuous headswhich'are presented at forations 19 so disposed as to register with thefasteners 15 on the adjacent side wall of the blank when the blank isfolded into its final container form. The'perforations have anelongation at right angles to the adjacent edges of the blank toaccounnodate the width of the fasteners. IVhen in use the. prongs 1'? ofthe fasteners are passed through a perforation 19 and bent apart inopposite lirections as is shown in Figures 1 and 7, to hold theoverlapping corner flap members 14- in place.

In Figure 8 of the drawing the prong members 17 are twisted as at 20 toprevent the withdrawal of the prongs through the perforation.

In Figure & of the drawing the edges of the prongs 17 of the fastenerare provided with serrations 21 having abrupt edges 22 to preventwithdrawal of the prongs through the perforations and to thereby holdthe container firmly in erect position.

In Figure 5 a somewhat similar construc tion is shown in which theprongs 17 have their edges provided with rounded notches 23 to provideserrations for a like purpose.

What I claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a Container blankadapted to be formed into a box, fastener members formed of sheet metaland provided with an eye opening at one end, said fastener membersincluding prong members extending in a side-by-side relation in the sameplane, and anchoring members passing through the blank and the eyeopenings to hold the fastener member in a fiat disposition on a surfaceof the blank untii used to hold the blank in folded container form theanchoring members being visible from the exterior when the .blank is infolded form, the prongs being adapted to hold the box-in assembledrelation by extending through apertures in the blank and by being spreadbeyond the aperture. I

2. As an article of manufacture, a containerblank adapted to be foldedinto a box, said blank having flat member extensions arranged whenfolded to provide a flap overlapping each side adjacent a corner of thebox, fastener members forn'ied of sheet ing visible from the exterior ofthe resulting box, the prongs being adapted to hold the box in assembledrelation by extending through apertures in the blank and by being spreadbeyond the apert ne.

3. As an article of 'mai'iufacture, a con tainer blank having twoadjacent side portions, each side portion having attached thereto a flapadapted to overlap the adjacent side when the blank is in foldedposition, one of said sides having a hole therethrough, a second holeformed in the flap attached to said side, the second side portion havinga 'pronged fastener secured thereto in flat con dition and adapted forcooperation with said second hole, and a pronged' fastener secured inflat condition to the flap attached to said second side and adapted forco-operation with said first-named hole.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LOUIS A. LUPIEN.

